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The Cubs and Time

posted by Scot McKnight | 4:16pm Wednesday April 1, 2009

20 Things that have happened since the Cubs won the World Series (HT: JRB, JC)

1. Radio was invented; Cub fans got to hear their team lose.
2. TV was invented; Cub fans got to see their team lose.
3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cub fans got to see AND hear their team lose to more teams.
4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
5. Haley’s Comet passed Earth… twice.
6. Harry Caray was born… and died. Incredible, but true.
7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.
8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers.
9. Sixteen US presidents were elected.
10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.
11. Prohibition was created, and repealed.
12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became the subject of major motion pictures… the latter giving Cub fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.
14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team’s future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
15. A combination of 40 summer & winter Olympics have been held.
16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.
17. Bell bottoms came in style, went out of style, and came back in style.
18. The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Florida Marlins have ALL won the World Series.
19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.
20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the Union.



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pepy3

posted April 1, 2009 at 4:41 pm


And Tiger Woods won:
The Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
U.S. Open: 2000, 2002, 2008
Open Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006
PGA Championship: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007



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T

posted April 1, 2009 at 4:59 pm


Wow. This makes me realize that somethings are less likely than getting the constitution amended.



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jestrfyl

posted April 1, 2009 at 5:09 pm


The red Sox have won the World Series – twice!



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JMorrow

posted April 1, 2009 at 5:36 pm


Don’t forget! The Soviets both rose to power (1917) and fell (1991) since the Cubs won it all.



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Eric

posted April 1, 2009 at 6:04 pm


Yes, its been a long time. But just imagine the celebration when our beloved Cubbies finally win it this year! 100 years of futility will give birth to the greatest party of all time!



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Brian

posted April 1, 2009 at 7:18 pm


Last spring George Will referred to the Cubs completing their tenth decade of rebuilding. Here’s to a start on number eleven.



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Mike

posted April 1, 2009 at 10:29 pm


You should buy tickets to the Blackhawks for the playoffs. They also played at Wrigley Field since the Cubs last won the World Series…given the desire of the NHL to “pass around” the annual outdoor game (there are 30 NHL teams), the Blackhawks may play again at Wrigley before the Cubs make it to the World Series…



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Darren King

posted April 1, 2009 at 11:23 pm


Something else that has happened since the Cubs won the World Series:
Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth.



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Joey

posted April 1, 2009 at 11:59 pm


Technically Ohio was also voted into the Union in 1953 because of an oversight so they retroactively voted it into the Union in 1803. So that happened since the Cubbies last won as well :(



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Owen Youngman

posted April 2, 2009 at 10:15 am


I wonder if some Google engineer, in her spare time, could write a lineup algorithm that would be the 21st Century answer to Earnshaw Cook (q.v.).



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